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Community News and Notes

Ohio
Published 12:02 a.m. ET Sept. 14, 2018

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Snoopy and his doghouse is the shape of the corn maze for this fall at McDonald’s Greenhouse and Corn Maze, 3100 Adamsville Road. Also available is a pedal tractor track, soybean maze, dodge ball pit, hayride, baby animals and more. Cost is $7 a person with children 2-years-old and under free. The maze is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.m. Friday through Oct. 31. Call 740-452-4858 for more information.(Photo: Submitted)

ZANESVILLE - A benefit for the family of Mary Lydic, who died last September, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Smiling Goat Saloon, 1335 Linden Ave.

The event will include a steak dinner, live entertainment, silent auction, raffles and 50/50 drawing.

Contact Bethany Shawger for more information at 740-408-3087.

East Muskingum having Chalk on the Walk

NEW CONCORD - The East Muskingum Student Endowment Fund will hold its 29th annual Chalk on the Walk Sept. 22 at Larry W. Miller Intermediate School. Registration is from 9:30 to 10 a.m., drawing will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m., live entertainment will be during judging from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. with winners announced following.

The event is for students in the East Muskingum School District from kindergarten to eighth grade. Each student will receive a container of chalk and participation ribbon. Judges will select first to third place and honorable mentions for kindergarten to second grade, third to fifth grade and sixth to eight grade.

In case of bad weather, the event will be moved to Sept. 29. Call the school at 740-826-2271 for more information.

United Way releases call center report

ZANESVILLE - The United Way of Muskingum, Perry and Morgan Counties have released the 211 Call Center report for August.

For the month, 795 calls were received with 710 coming from Muskingum County, 81 from Perry and four from Morgan. The most calls, 361, were for food assistance and 98 calls were for utilities assistance.

The Muskingum County Hunger Network received 300 calls in August with the bulk, 250, being for ongoing emergency food assistance.

Addiction Recovery Expo 4 p.m., Secrest Auditorium, 334 Shinnick St., Zanesville. Keynote speaker at 6 p.m. will be Dr. Brad Lander and panel presentation at 7:30 p.m. with Lander, Zanesville Police Chief Tony Coury, members of the local Quick Response Team, persons in recovery and family members of those in recovery.